Chapter 65: Move Again and I’ll Kill Her!
The young man in the room cupped his fists and said, “Greetings, Daoist Master Yanchu. What is the meaning of this?”
This man was none other than Song Sanlang, the young corpse-bearer who had reported his third uncle missing and had brought Li Yanchu and the others to Zhang Family Village.
Li Yanchu asked in return, “So... you have this kind of interest too?”
Song Sanlang’s face flushed slightly as he replied with some embarrassment, “In the past, when I followed my Third Uncle in that line of work, the villagers were all afraid of me. I never managed to find a wife. Now I’m planning to settle down in Wei City, but I run a coffin shop... So, still not much luck with women. So I came to the pleasure house just to take a look.”
Li Yanchu nodded. “I see.”
Seeing this, Bai Hongtu raised an eyebrow. “You two know each other?”
Li Yanchu explained, “Remember that young corpse-bearer I told you about, the one who reported a case? This is him.”
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The courtesan named Lady Jin was already pale with fear; having a sword-wielding Bai Hongtu burst into the room was frightening enough. Now she looked even more terrified, as if the mere mention of corpse-bearers and coffin shops had utterly shaken her.
Bai Hongtu, sharp as ever, suddenly understood what was going on. He looked at Song Sanlang and said slowly, “Passing off a fake for the real, hiding the truth behind a veil... You’ve played quite the trick.”
Song Sanlang looked confused. “What do you mean by that, young master?”
Li Yanchu chuckled lightly. “He means that you, a corpse-bearer, hid the body inside your own body, and then pretended to report it to the yamen. Indeed, a very clever move.”
Hearing this, Song Sanlang’s expression instantly changed. He forced a dry laugh and said, “I don’t quite understand what you’re saying, Daoist Master Yanchu.”